Well bless your heart, life is difficult for you now. Just keep logging in, you need your support now more than ever.
I managed to lose my weight from diet and very little exercise. I try to walk twice a week but don't make it most weeks. Sometimes because of time limits sometimes because of pain.
Try your best not to eat your emotions, though I know it's hard. Do your best and let us know how it's going.

Hi Liz.
I have been thinking of you and your sister in law. How is she doing? Have you heard how far the cancer is? I read in the other post that you are having problems with your bp. I hope the doctors figure out if it is your meds that is the culprit.

I've been feeling alright. I think the anti-inflammatory meds are helping. Last night I took a Tylenol PM. This morning I didn't want to get out of bed. I slept well but like I said I don't want to get up now. This is one of the reasons why I don't like sleep aids. I took ONE pill at 10pm. I got up at 6am to get my kids ready for school and put them on the school bus at 6:35 then I was back in bed at 7. I don't normally fall back to sleep but today I did. I woke up at 9. I like to watch the new in the morning. I missed it today. I hope the sleep helped my body although I still feel tired. :yawn:

Thinking and praying for you and your family. May your day be pain free!

Hi LizPlus, My daughter who has ME has had tests for low blood pressure.like you it would drop when she stood up or sometimes even when she was walking around the supermarket,it would cause her to faint(she did this once while walking to the kitchen with a glass in her hand resulting in cuts all up her arm)she would also get a racing heart. She had blood tests ,heart monitors and a tilt table test which resulted in the diagnosis of postural hypertension. Postural Hypertension is a medical condition where blood pressure falls rapidly after the body changes position most commonly occurring after standing up after sitting for long periods of time. It is also known as orthostatic hypertension or postural hypotension. Patients with postural hypertension experience symptoms of low blood pressure when the condition occurs.

Postural Hypertension is quite common among the elderly and doctors regularly see symptoms in patients as young as their mid 30′s.(My daughter is only 21) The medical definition of postural Hypertension is a systolic blood pressure drop of 20mmHg or a drop in diastolic pressure of 10mmHg within 5 minutes of standing up from a prolonged lying or seated position.
People that have postural Hypertension often experience symptoms immediately upon a body position change. Common occurrences are getting out of bed or bath, standing up from a seated position, or getting into a car.

Dizziness, fainting, confusion, blurred vision, and a sensation of head rush are symptoms. It is also possible to experience delayed postural Hypertension where the symptoms don’t occur until several minutes after the change in position.
My daughter manages her condition by drinking lots of water and taking more salt in her diet and by getting up at a slower pace,it doesent stop the symptoms completley but they are greatly improved. Dont know if this is what you will have but its worth keeping it in mind.